New Delhi, May 24 -- Siddharth Roy Kapur's work cabin is an ode to the films he grew up on. Nestled in a bustling corner of Mumbai's Khar area, with an entire wall taken up by a window that overlooks the street below, it's hard to miss the iconic movie posters on the walls-Mughal-e-Azam, Pyaasa and Sholay. And then there is the prized possession: a poster of the 2023 film Napoleon, signed by the director, Ridley Scott, himself.

It's a space Roy Kapur, 50, says he worked closely with the designer on when he started his independent production company Roy Kapur Films after leaving the Walt Disney Co. India, where he served as managing director until 2016. The content studio has churned out films like Deva (2025), Pippa (2023) and The Sky is...